Watching TV on your own is not very inspiring. But meeting people is where you get new ideas and get things done. — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
I love cities, I spend most of my life talking about cities. And the design of cities does have an effect on… — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
You know, the environment is fragmenting, and the environment is, in many places, absolutely hideous! — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
Clearly, private developers can have different aims, and architects can only play a certain role. You can have some pretty big battles… — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
You have to modernise; you have to change - you can't just be traditional for the fun of being traditional. — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
My architecture tends to be legible, light and flexible. You can read it. You look at a building, and you can see… — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
Architecture is measured against the past; you build in the future, and you try to imagine the future. — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
I had lots of trouble in school as a child, and I lost confidence. Teachers thought I was stupid. I learned to… — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
The one advantage of being dyslexic is that you are never tempted to look back and idealise your childhood. — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
If you had a carbon tax, you'd have less cars and more bicycles, more people getting around on foot and by public… — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
One of the things you see in New York is that offices keep their lights on at night. They're proud of their… — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
There is a Jewish tradition of family, too, but then not all Italian or Jewish families are close. — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
Most buildings, whether they're Gothic cathedrals or Romanesque ones, were high tech for their time. — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
I cycle, which is a healthy thing for an 80-year-old to do. I rarely go further than five miles, but in those five miles… — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
My mother was very family-oriented. And I do love being with my children. — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
Family is everything, although I've been fortunate enough to have worked with some of the most amazing minds over the years, including Renzo Piano,… — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
Watching TV on your own is not very inspiring. But meeting people is where you get new ideas and get things done. — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
Education in British schools isn't good enough. It's not remotely imaginative enough. It lets down too many children, excluding them from society, and, as… — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
I love cities, I spend most of my life talking about cities. And the design of cities does have an effect on your life.… — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
There has to be policies about that, about what materials we use and so on. — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
Suburban sprawl leads to social atomisation and fragmentation and is environmentally disastrous, as carbon-intensive car journeys displace local shops and replace public transport. — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
